Tag: Video
A video tour of Chiasso’s new Wilmette showroom
If you're shopping for home furnishings and accessories you may find it easier to head for the Old Orchard mall in Skokie rather than the traffic- [...]
A wide, bright Ravenswood townhome under $400K
Most townhomes are long and narrow and face either east or west, resulting in an environment that can too often seem cramped and dark.
The spac [...]
From the $230s to $4 million on one of Chicago’s best blocks
At 2:00 in the video I pause in front of 2333 N Cleveland and reminisce about its asking price in 1978 - $235,000, as I recall. The home is today' [...]
Lender-owned Bridgeport condo asking $21K over 2007 price
Five years ago, when we first checked on sales at Bridgeport Condominiums, 3450 S Halsted St, we were informed that the project was "about 50% sol [...]
Chatting about Chicago real estate with Belgravia’s Buzz Ruttenberg
Chicago's Belgravia Group traces its lineage back more than 60 years, making it one of the longest-tenured and most successful real estate develop [...]
From Yo’s archives – The Lofts at Lakeview Collection
When we first wrote about The Lofts at Lakeview Collection, almost five years ago to the day, groundbreaking was scheduled for the summer and deli [...]
A Gold Coast home ideal for entertaining
The beautifully renovated home at 32 E Bellevue Pl, on a tree-lined Gold Coast block, is a sophisticated urbanite's dream.
The location is stu [...]
Humboldt Park – too many bullets in the cake
You have to love a sassy Aussie – but not everyone does. Especially one who talks about moving her business from Humboldt Park to Bucktown because [...]
Old Town, Chicago’s least threatening neighborhood
If you've been hankering for an Old Town music video, listen to Ross Bryant's rap. Old Town is the "least threatening neighborhood in Chicago … th [...]
Scenes from 360 West Hubbard’s official groundbreaking
Construction of the 43-story, 450-unit apartment tower at 360 West Hubbard in Chicago's River North neighborhood actually began two months ago. By [...]
A grand, classic home on River North’s mansion row
Some homes are on a large enough scale that a video tour ought to provide only a brief sketch.
That's the case with the 8,300 square foot, 13 [...]
The Chicago Sun-Times BS gang story
Earlier today I visited the intersection of Barry and Spaulding in Avondale for a look around, with a focus on a few recent real estate sales.
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An idyllic Fox Lake home on 5 lakefront acres
After 20 years of renting large beachfront homes for an annual family gathering, I've become a tough critic of the vacation home genre. The one yo [...]
A block from Roscoe Village, killer-priced new 3 and 4-bedrooms
Noah Properties may well be the hottest-selling developer on Chicago's North Side. Its detailed-to-the-max single-family homes and condos have bee [...]
Sunday open house pick – dramatic downtown Elmhurst townhome
While many suburban downtowns have been struggling for years and searching for ways to reinvent themselves, downtown Elmhurst has been thriving.
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From Yo’s archives – free plasma TVs and agents drinking their own Kool-Aid
Remember plasma TVs as sales incentives? Remember buying a Bronzeville condo for its appreciation potential?
Five years ago today we were writi [...]
An open-plan traditional home in Elmhurst’s Cherry Farm neighborhood
South Street, with its broad expanse of front lawns and lush, colorful vegetation, is one of the most attractive streets in Elmhurst's sought-afte [...]
How to stage your guest suites and models
Home stagers face a lot of challenges when decorating models and guest suites for apartment owners and real estate developers.
They need to del [...]
Cicero’s latest Gang problem
Cicero hasn't always had a source of pride readily at hand, so when the town recently went 14 months without a street-gang related killing, Larry [...]
235 Van Buren launches rent-to-own in the Loop program
235 Van Buren, a striking new Ralph Johnson-designed 46-story condominium in the Loop, is launching a rent-to-own program on selected units.
On [...]